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Lexington and Concord
Major Pitcaim - British Commander
Paul Revere - Colonial Commander
The battle boosted the confidence of the colonists for the upcoming war because they beat 700 British soldiers with a ragtag army. -
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Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold - Colonial Commander
John Burgoyne - British Commander
Battle was a moral booster for the colonists, and having control over Fort Ticonderoga meant easy access to the Hudson River in which they could ship materials and easy access to Canada. -
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Bunker Hill
William Prescott - Colonial Commander
Ritcam - British Commander
Though it was a British victory, the colonists proved they could stand up to a large army as they inflicted more casualties to the British than the British did to them. -
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Trenton/Princeton
George Washington - Colonial Commander
Johann Rall - British Commander
Inspired reinlistment for the colonists and was a moral booster. -
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Saratoga
John Burgoyne - British Commander
Horatio Gates - Colonial Commander
Proved that the patriots could defeat seizable regiments and that if the British were going to win the war, it would be a long and expensive fair. -
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Siege of Charleston
Benjamin Lincoln - Colonial Commander
Sir Henry Clinton - British Commander
Many of the colonists were taken prisoner, and it was the worst American defeat in the war. -
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King's Mountain
John Johnston - Colonial Commander
Patrick Ferguson - British Commander
This battle was a great moral booster for the colonial army, especially after they suffered major losses at the Seige of Charleston. It also caused Cornwall to cancel his invasion of North Carolina. -
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Yorktown
George Washington - Colonial Commander
Lord Cornwallis - British Commander
It was the last major battle of the American Revolution and prompted the British to negotiate an end to the fighting.